Adaptec AHA-1540C/1542C SCSI Host Adapter
View of the Controller.

F1: Fuse, 1.5a, 125v, Term. Power
Default settings are in Bold or are selected by a .
SW: Options
  • SW(1): SCSI Termination

  • Open for Software Control.
  • Jumpered for Hardware Control (On).
  • SW(5): Floppy Support (AHA-1542C only)

  • Open to Enable Floppy Support.
  • Jumpered to Disable Floppy Support.
  • I/O Address Select
    I/O Port SW2 SW3 SW4
    330-333h Off Off Off
    334-337h On Off Off
    230-233h Off On Off
    234-237h On On Off
    130-133h Off Off On
    134-137h On Off On
    Reserved Off On On
    Disabled On On On
    (Default is 330-333h.)

    BIOS Address
    Address SW6 SW7 SW8
    DC000h Off Off Off
    D8000h On Off Off
    D4000h Off On Off
    D0000h On On Off
    CC000h Off Off On
    C8000h On Off On
    Reserved Off On On
    Disabled On On On
    (Default is DC000h.)


  • All other functions are now controlled through the BIOS Setup screen, which is accessible durring boot-up. (Of course, the BIOS must be enabled for this.) Drives up to 8.4GB are supported using the standard BIOS. For drives over 1GB, the new "Extended Translation" scheme is used, which increases the default head translation.
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